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Investigating with concept cartoons

practical suggestions for using concept cartoons to start student investigations in elementary school and beyond

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Concept cartoons can be used to diagnose misconceptions and stimulate discussion of basic concepts and phenomena. However, the teacher can also present a cartoon and then ask students to think of experiments to further investigate the phenomenon shown in the cartoon. Our experience is that students from age 9–18 very quickly come with creative ideas and start investigations. That is, of course, only the beginning. The teacher will have to follow the work of the students closely and help them to develop their investigation skills and critical thinking. In the workshop you will experience how to start an investigation with the cartoon and then we will focus on how to use formative assessment to improve the work of students.

Reference van den Berg, E., & Kruit, P. (2017). Investigating with concept cartoons: practical suggestions for using concept cartoons to start student investigations in elementary school and beyond. Scienta in Educatione, 8(special issue), 129-138. http://scied.cz/index.php/scied/article/view/737
Published by  Centre for Applied Research in Education 1 January 2017

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Jan 2017

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Ed van den Berg

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